Top accelerator startups

14,448 startups · 29 programs

Assembly

Active · Advanced manufacturing and distribution solutions (for China-based…

10signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 12Team size · YC's directory+5.8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Same space

Also from S15

All of S15

About Assembly

Crowdfunding has fueled an increase in innovative product companies turning to Chinese factories for production. Yet, Chinese factories seem undifferentiated because they all make the same, unverifiable claims of excellence. This results in competition centered on price. Factories are forced to under-bid contracts to win business, but often, they later surprise the customer with quality problems and delays. This process is broken. We install cameras and remote monitoring software on the assembly line, and this ensures compliance with test protocol, improves quality, reduces liability, and helps fight warranty fraud. We charge a nominal per-unit fee to the OEM and revenue share with the factory when they demonstrate compliance with quality standards (whether units pass or fail). It encourages better behavior from factories and rewards those who perform with an audit trail of good performance that helps them win new foreign business. On average, defect rate will fall 75% within 5 months of deploying Assembly at a factory.

YC batch
S15 · Summer 2015
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
12
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Logistics, Manufacturing, China

Assembly in S15: 104 companies, 20% AI

Assembly: questions

Which YC batch was Assembly in?

Assembly was in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch (S15).

Is Assembly still active?

Y Combinator lists Assembly as active.

Where is Assembly based?

Assembly lists Los Angeles, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.